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Nearly one year after the release of the Nexus One, Google, in partnership with Samsung, has released its second official phone the Nexus S. It has some fancy gimmicks features that separate it from other Android phones on the market, such as a curved display and the newest 2.3 Gingerbread update.

That's great and everything, but we wanted to see what makes this baby tick. So stay tuned as we dig deep into the Nexus S!

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A side-by-side comparison of the Samsung-made Nexus S and its HTC-manufactured older sibling, the Nexus One.

It's not just an optical illusion, the Nexus S is smiling at you! This is the first smartphone to feature a Contour Display, meaning the display glass is slightly curved to be more comfortable for users.

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The entire back cover comes right off without a fuss, giving us a first glimpse of the battery.

We used a plastic opening tool to peel the NFC antenna module off the back cover. According to Google: "Nexus S can read information from 'smart' tags, or everyday objects that have NFC chips in them. These can be anything from stickers and movie posters to t-shirts."

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Taking out the motherboard requires removing three Phillips screws and disconnecting a few cables here and there.

The design of the motherboard is peculiar to us. It is designed such that its inner perimeter encloses the battery. We've seen oddly-shaped PCBs before, but rarely do they have giant holes in the middle of them.

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The "few cables" made me cut the earphone contactas of the EM-Tech EME1511AFRC part, have to use it with the speaker to hear anything...

Besides the screen is heavily glued onto the front case (not kept in place by the outside "ring" of the phone), since I can't glue it, I gave up with my brand new screen & packed it back. Now, the screen is damaged and the earphone is off.

Too bad I did not see the "teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions." thing !

Can anyone comment on the location - and replaceability – of the cell radio antenna? Note: I am not asking about the Wifi, GPS, or NFC antennas. The phone I have has gone deaf on its cellular radio only. I am hoping it's something as simple as a cold solder joint, but I need to know where the cellular antenna is in order to track this down.